Portsmouth FC vs Lincoln City FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Portsmouth FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Lincoln City FC

Sat 23 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Fratton Park 17,748 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 5' Hakeeb Adelakun

Paddy Lane 8' 1–1

Regan Poole 45+3' 2–1

Y 18' Recco Hackett-Fairchild

Alex Robertson 60' Y

Joe Morrell 71' Y

Y 71' Ethan Erhahon

Marlon Pack 90' Y

Overview

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Portsmouth FC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at Fratton Park.

Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Paul Howard
Assistant 1 James Vallance (England)
Assistant 2 Conor Farrell

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Portsmouth FC 11 games · Avg 2.3 goals Lincoln City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-23 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC 2023-02-18 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC 2022-08-06 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC 2022-04-15 Portsmouth FC 3–2 Lincoln City FC 2021-11-23 Lincoln City FC 0–3 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Portsmouth FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Lincoln City FC	H	2–1	W
19 Sep	Barnsley FC	A	3–2	W
16 Sep	Derby County FC	A	1–1	D
02 Sep	Peterborough United FC	H	3–1	W
26 Aug	Stevenage FC	A	0–0	D
19 Aug	Cheltenham Town FC	H	0–0	D

Lincoln City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Portsmouth FC	A	1–2	L
16 Sep	Carlisle United FC	H	1–1	D
02 Sep	Bristol Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
26 Aug	Blackpool FC	H	3–0	W
19 Aug	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	1–0	W
15 Aug	Northampton Town FC	A	2–2	D

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Portsmouth FC and Lincoln City FC get this one started.
5' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hakeeb Adelakun makes it 0-1.
8' What an equalizer from Paddy Lane!
13' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Recco Hackett-Fairchild on 18.
23' Ryley Towler has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 11 cards already picked up this season.
28' A quiet spell here at Fratton Park. Lincoln City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
33' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Mousinho might look to freshen things up shortly.
38' Portsmouth FC have won 541 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
43' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
48' Regan Poole does the damage! The net is bulging and Portsmouth FC surge ahead!
53' It looks like no one’s ball. Lincoln City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
58' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Alex Robertson.
65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portsmouth FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
70' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ethan Hamilton suffering a number of foals already.
71' Portsmouth FC player sees a card in front of him.
74' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Abu Kamara departs to be replaced by Faustino Anjorin.
75' The whistle greets Recco Hackett-Fairchild as he departs to be replaced by Dylan Duffy.
80' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
84' Lincoln City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jaden Brown is hanging Jack Burroughs on the field on 84 minute.
87' Another change for Portsmouth FC made on 87 minute. Paddy Lane leaves to be changed by Terry Devlin.
90' The referee shows Portsmouth FC player a card on 90.
90' The Portsmouth FC bench stirs into life. Joe Morrell is withdrawn and Sean Raggett gets his opportunity.
With this win, Portsmouth FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

31
Ryan Schofield
20
Sean Raggett ↑ 90'
11
Gavin Whyte ↑ 74'
14
Ben Stevenson
28
Faustino Anjorin ↑ 74'
4
Ryley Towler ↑ 90'
24
Terry Devlin ↑ 87'

Coach John Mousinho

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Hakeeb Adelakun
7
Recco Hackett-Fairchild ↓ Dylan Duffy 75'
2
Lasse Sorensen
5
Adam Jackson
15
Paudie O'Connor
6
Ethan Erhahon
16
Jack Burroughs ↓ Jaden Brown 84'
11
Ethan Hamilton
1
Lukas Jensen
23
Sean Roughan ↓ Alexander Mitchell 84'
10
Ted Bishop

Bench

Coach Mark Kennedy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
John Marquis	4
Ronan Curtis	4
Paddy Lane	2
George Hirst	2
Regan Poole	1
Hakeeb Adelakun	1
Tom Hopper	1
Myles Peart-Harris	1

Head to Head

Portsmouth FC Form

2023-09-23 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC W 2023-09-19 Barnsley FC 2–3 Portsmouth FC W 2023-09-16 Derby County FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2023-09-02 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Peterborough United FC W 2023-08-26 Stevenage FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D 2023-08-19 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Cheltenham Town FC D

Lincoln City FC Form

2023-09-23 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC L 2023-09-16 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Carlisle United FC D 2023-09-02 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2023-08-26 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Blackpool FC W 2023-08-19 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2023-08-15 Northampton Town FC 2–2 Lincoln City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.48 Portsmouth FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.96 Lincoln City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portsmouth FC51% Draw27% Lincoln City FC22%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Lincoln City FC

49%

Portsmouth FC or Lincoln City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portsmouth FC33% Draw49% Lincoln City FC18%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

1 – 0

11.9%

0 – 0

10.8%

2 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.3%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 1

4.4%

2 – 2

4.3%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap	Portsmouth FC covers	Push	Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	23%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.